Daily Archives: February 26, 2011
Cuba frees prominent political prisoner, releases 8 others jailed separatelyPublished on February 26, 2011HAVANA - The Roman Catholic Church says Cuban authorities are preparing to release another prominent political prisoner and have also agreed to se... Continue reading
LGBT Rights Tour Debuts in Cuba: Rainbow-Washing or Real Engagement?Travel | Feb 26, 2011 3:39 PM CSTChristina FilipovicIf someone is responsible, it is me" Fidel Castro admitted to Mexican newspaper La Jornada in August 2010, when discussing th... Continue reading
Obama restates ban on sailing to CubaThe move aims to discourage anti-Castro protesters and dauntless boatsmen looking for forbidden thrillsAmerican yachtsmen thinking of sailing southward from Key Str West should think again.A notice from President Ob... Continue reading
Major Jewish group appeals to Raúl Castro to release Gross, perhaps 'for time served'The New York-based Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and its 51 member groups on Friday sent an appeal to Raúl Castro t... Continue reading
Cuban "Lady in White" Speaks of Life in SpainInterview With Ex-Prisoner's SisterBy Nieves San MartínSAN FELIU DE LLOBREGAT, Spain, FEB. 25, 2011 (Zenit.org).- Teresa Galbán lives in Spain now -- her friendships and experiences f... Continue reading
Commentary: In Cuba, would soldiers pull the trigger on protesters?Marifeli Perez-StableThe Miami HeraldNineteen eighty-nine was a good year for freedom. Only in China did the Communist Party crush the protesters who slowly took possession of Tiananmen... Continue reading
25 February 2011 Last updated at 23:57 GMTBBC ends Spanish radio broadcasts for Latin AmericaThe BBC has ended its radio broadcasts in Spanish for Latin America, 73 years after they first went on air.The radio service has been closed as a result of cut... Continue reading
In Cuba, poverty is obvious and so is prideBy Gord Henderson, The Windsor Star February 26, 2011'Hard times. Big smiles." One of our Cuban hosts, a young guy sporting a perpetual 1,000-watt grin, offered up that simple but telling line to expl... Continue reading
Anti-Castro dissidents rally outside Cuban embassy, consulate in SpainBy The Associated Press (CP)MADRID — Around 50 anti-Castro protesters have rallied outside the Cuban embassy in Madrid to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of a dissid... Continue reading
Posted on Saturday, 02.26.11Lawyer for jailed American in Cuba also advocates case of Cuban spies jailed in the U.S.Attorney for American on trial in Cuba Friday has a connection to five spies jailed in the U.S.By Frances Roblesfrobles@miamiherald.comA... Continue reading
Posted on Saturday, 02.26.11Cuba frees another prominent political prisonerBy PAUL HAVENAssociated PressHAVANA -- Cuba has agreed to free another prominent political prisoner and send eight other inmates into exile in Spain, the Roman Catholic Church a... Continue reading
Publicado el sábado, 02.26.11Abogada de Gross genera polémicaPor FRANCES ROBLESfrobles@MiamiHerald.comUn contratista del gobierno de EEUU cuya familia y gobierno alegan que está injustamente encarcelado en Cuba va a juicio el viernes.Su ... Continue reading
Publicado el sábado, 02.26.11Una apertura nacionalBy OSCAR PEñAPregunta: ¿ha cambiado mi opinión de desear para Cuba después de un proceso largo y complejo de tres generaciones viviendo bajo la tutela de una dictadura una evolu... Continue reading
El PP ridiculiza unas medidas "propias de Cuba"Pons critica el ahorro "por decreto" y la rebaja de la velocidad en autovía.26/02/2011 EL PERIÓDICOLos populares, además de no compartir las medidas que adoptó ayer ... Continue reading
Anuncian en Cuba la liberación de un preso de los 75 y de 8 fuera del grupo26-02-2011 / 20:10 hLa Habana, 26 feb (EFE).- La Iglesia católica de Cuba anunció hoy la excarcelación de uno de los disidentes del Grupo de los 75 que recha... Continue reading
serán trasladados a EspañaCuba anuncia la liberación de otros ocho presosMADRID, 26 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) - El Arzobispado de la Habana ha anunciado este sábado la próxima excarcelación y traslado a España de ocho pr... Continue reading
BBC radio cesa sus trasmisiones para Cuba. Ravsberg sigue…GDC, febrero 26 – La BBC ha dado a conocer un comunicado en el que informa que ha terminado sus emisiones de radio en español para Cuba, 73 años después de que saliera por pri... Continue reading
CUBA | Prestó el servicio durante 73 añosBBC cancela servicio de radio en español para CubaEl servicio de radio tuvo que ser cerrado debido a que llegaba a una audiencia muy pequeña.EL UNIVERSALsábado 26 de febrero de 2011 08:... Continue reading